54 LAWNSwithout being watered even once, providedalways that the site is not unduly drained, noron the slope of a hill exposed to peculiarlydrying conditions. Occasionally there will be exceptional sea¬sons which must be met by exceptionalactions. Watering may then be a prime neces¬sity, but as a rule if the beginnings areproperly made, watering is not a necessity onthe lawn. How much better to spend an¬other twelve or twenty-five dollars an acre inthe beginning, and avoid the mental worry,the continuous labour, and the unwelcomewater bills of later years! Even on sandy soils watering can be to agreat extent obviated, and it is folly on anysort of soil to rush to use the hose in the earlypart of the year. On small lawns, watering isnot such a serious problem; and, espec¬ially where the foundation has been on theinert soil thrown out in making the founda¬tions for the house, it may not be economi¬cally practical to take the preliminary stepswhich would avoid its necessity. But on largeareas of even half an acre the question ofsummer maintenance may become a seriouslyexpensive problem.